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Table 4 Associations between changes in plasma levels of fatty acids and changes in plasma levels of Lp(a)

From: Differential effects of bariatric surgery and lifestyle interventions on plasma levels of Lp(a) and fatty acids

 

Trial 1

Trial 2

Surgery-group

Lifestyle-group

Lifestyle-cohort

Baseline—7 weeks (pre-surgery LED phase)

7 weeks—59 weeks (post-surgery phase)

Baseline—59 weeks

Baseline—20 weeks

Betaa

P

Betaa

P

Betaa

P

Betaa

P

SFAs, % of total FA

 Total SFA

-0.84 (-1.95, 0.27)

0.14

-3.61 (-5.75, -1.47)

0.001

-1.49 (-2.27, -0.72)

< 0.001

-1.51 (-3.47, 0.45)

0.13

 Myristic acid, 14:0

-4.41 (-9.95, 1.13)

0.12

-2.81 (-12.7, 7.05)

0.57

-3.94 (-8.36, 0.47)

0.08

-7.67 (-17.6, 2.29)

0.13

 Pentadecylic acid, 15:0

16.2 (-10.7, 43.0)

0.24

-4.88 (-52.9, 43.1)

0.84

5.13 (-22.0, 32.2)

0.71

-41.0 (-96.9, 14.9)

0.15

 Palmitic acid, 16:0

-0.50 (-1.72, 0.72)

0.41

-3.65 (-5.72, -1.58)

0.001

-1.55 (-2.60, -0.50)

0.004

-0.89 (-3.30, 1.52)

0.47

 Stearic acid, C18:0

-1.63 (-4.42, 1.15)

0.25

0.16 (-3.55, 3.87)

0.93

-2.13 (-4.22, -0.05)

0.045

-5.17 (-11.2, 0.83)

0.09

MUFAs, % of total FA

 Total MUFA

-0.81 (-1.38, -0.22)

0.007

-0.96 (-2.15, 0.22)

0.11

-0.44 (-0.98, 0.11)

0.12

1.25 (-0.00, 2.50)

0.05

 Palmitoleic acid, 16:1 n-7

-1.49 (-4.43, 1.45)

0.32

-2.72 (-8.02, 2.58)

0.31

-2.71 (-5.43, 0.01)

0.05

-3.05 (-10.3, 4.23)

0.41

 Oleic acid, 18:1 n-9

-0.90 (-1.59, -0.20)

0.012

-1.25 (-2.70, 0.20)

0.09

-0.51 (-1.14, 0.12)

0.11

1.67 (0.28, 3.06)

0.019

 Vaccenic acid, 18:1 n-7 cis

4.79 (-2.62, 12.2)

0.20

-4.11 (-16.2, 7.93)

0.50

7.22 (-0.14, 14.6)

0.05

7.73 (-7.40, 22.9)

0.31

 Eicosenoic acid, 20:1 n-9

1.57 (-29.3, 32.4)

0.92

6.63 (-37.2, 50.5)

0.76

4.07 (-22.5, 30.7)

0.76

35.0 (-40.6, 110.5)

0.36

n-6 PUFAs, % of total FA

 Total n-6 PUFAs

0.41 (-0.05, 0.88)

0.08

1.51 (0.66, 2.35)

0.001

0.46 (0.08, 0.84)

0.019

0.04 (-1.09, 1.16)

0.95

 LA, C18:2 n-6

0.21 (-0.32, 0.75)

0.43

1.37 (0.42, 2.32)

0.005

0.49 (0.12, 0.86)

0.011

-0.69 (-1.97, 0.60)

0.29

 GLA, C18:3 n-6

-6.66 (-19.2, 5.84)

0.10

1.23 (-18.6, 21.1)

0.90

-4.60 (-16.0, 6.79)

0.42

-11.9 (-35.4, 11.6)

0.32

 EDA, C20:2 n-6

-3.68 (-48.7, 41.4)

0.87

5.55 (-50.7, 61.8)

0.85

-30.4 (-65.1, 4.30)

0.09

36.9 (-44.9, 118.6)

0.37

 DGLA, C20:3 n-6

0.98 (-4.27, 6.23)

0.71

-7.38 (-11.1, -3.70)

0.71

0.63 (-3.98, 5.23)

0.79

7.61 (-6.11, 21.3)

0.28

 AA, C20:4 n-6

0.92 (-0.21, 2.06)

0.11

0.24 (-1.58, 2.05)

0.80

1.70 (0.24, 3.16)

0.023

1.91 (-1.06, 4.89)

0.21

n-3 PUFAs, % of total FA

 Total n-3 PUFAs

2.43 (0.45, 4.42)

0.017

-0.27 (-2.14, 1.60)

0.77

0.75 (-0.61, 2.11)

0.28

-0.92 (-3.84, 2.01)

0.54

 ALA, C18:3 n-3

-10.9 (-23.7, 1.99)

0.10

5.65 (-12.3, 23.6)

0.53

-1.68 (-11.4, 8.07)

0.73

3.91 (-12.1, 19.9)

0.63

 EPA, C20:5 n-3

4.90 (0.83, 8.97)

0.02

-0.26 (-3.80, 3.27)

0.88

0.67 (-1.48, 2.82)

0.54

-2.18 (-8.54, 4.17)

0.50

 DPA, C22:5 n-3

10.1 8–9.51, 29.8)

0.31

-0.68 (-24.1, 22.7)

0.95

4.77 (-9.94, 19.5)

0.52

-10.5 (-53.6, 32.6)

0.63

 DHA, C22:6 n-3

3.85 (0.46, 7.24)

0.026

-1.16 (-5.15, 2.82)

0.56

3.51 (0.01, 7.00)

0.049

-2.06 (-7.81, 3.69)

0.48

  1. Abbreviations: AA arachidonic acid, ALA alpha linolenic acid, DGLA dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid, DPA docosapentaenoic, EDA eicosadienoic acid, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, GLA gamma-linolenic acid, LA linoleic acid, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, SFA saturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids
  2. aCalculated using robust linear regression